METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 15, 17 July 1937, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1937.

The Sun.—The situ rose today 7.12 a.m., sets -1.-12 p.m. Jlises tomorrow 7.J1 a.m., sets 'itrlKht. Sunshine.—Yesterday: Horning, O.uhr; afternoon. O.lihr. Total, l.lhr. Jlaximtini tempariilure .yesterday, «.!)deir: minimum temperature hist nlitht, Sfl.fideg; minimum temperature on grass, ;iM.!!deK. Mean wind velocity for 21 hours, endina 0 a.m.. today, .18.8 m.p.li.

Itainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.72 in; rainfall to date Ibis month, I.RIHn ; rainfall to date this year, 20.n.11n; rainfall average for July, 4.Biiin; rainfall average from January 1 to end of liily '5.741U

Jliirometer, ii hours, .in.2.1.11n, 3023.8 millibar.-? Noon, litl.il'.tutii, IU-:;.'J millibars.:

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure Is still rattier low In the northern and north-eastern portions of the North Island, but has risen further over most of the Dominion an intense anticyclone having extended awoss the South Island. Pressure ■ gradients have, therefore, steepened considerably In the central area and consequently, southerly winds have continued to blow with gnlo force at places between Conic Strait mid Kast Cape. Cold, unsettled weather, has been experienced in the North Island and also on Hie* east eii.i-t of the South Island, with rain at limes. Falls have lioeu mainly- light or moderate, hut heavy downpours have occurred between Cook Ktriili mill'1 Clsbonie. The western imil southern portions of the South Island, on the other hand, have had fair to line weather. TODAY'S WEATHER-

filths BO blue «us anO detnehed clouds dmid fimomit 4-B tenths:' 0, -oloudj cloud ■ill ii" •It nmtlimnii? 01 ■ileady rain: S, snow IP nreeipllnlloK vWMti sijihl of station- 1) i .irlMlo; I' onsslnn shmvers. U hall: 0 soinllv I' ilL'htnlnß T tbiinrter: If. tnz, M ■nWi '•/ naze X -hoar frost: 1 'Intermittent I Renufort seal* nt wind foreo. with equl .ukMU m p.h.-O calm 0-1 il. llsht at. 2-3; ■l sllnht breeze 4-7- 8 aentle breeze, 8-11 * moderate tireezo IS-K,; 5 freflh breeze I?.SI" fi »lrnn(! breeze 2S-S7'. 7. Msh wind nB-3.V H Ealft, 8-1-40 : 9. strong gale. 41-18 in 'whole aiile. M-Mi* U storm 57-65; I'.1

POHEUASf

WlncK—Southerly, slrnnj; about ami liortli or Conk Strait, iwtli Rules In the Slrnll mnl In plui-i'.- between Kiilliiiiirn mill Knsl I'siiie, bin slowly- mmlernllHß. ami 1 elsewhere IHshl tv moil'lSaioniclcr.—ltlsliiß. Sons.—Heavy between Knlkniirn mid East Cupe and in I lie Suiilh 'J*a mti a Icl Jliglit : rnugli iim-lli of Capo. Ejrmoiit : elsewhere, moderate. Weather.—Further showers probable in parts of Mnrllmroiigh an.l over the North Island, with some heavy falls between Cape I'alliser nnrt r.lsbornc, with hall in places, but soon improving, except in the latter area. Temperatures cold with some sharp frost.i.

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